Clutch.



T. F. PHILIPPI.

CLUTCH.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 8, 1909.

INVENTOR: Theodore FP/n'lzppz- ATTORNEY.

Patented May 4, 1909.

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WITNESSES I fiw 43 W UNITE il TI-IEODOREF. PHILIPPI, OF EAST ST. LOUIS, ILLINOIS.

CLUTCH.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented May 4, 1909.

Application filed January 8, 1909. Serial No. 471,219.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THEODORE F. PHIL- IPPI, citizen of the United States, residing at East St. Louis, in the county of St. Clair and State of Illinois, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Clutches, of which the following is a full, clear, and exact description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part hereof.

My invention has relation to improvements in friction clutches; and it consists in the novel construction of clutch more fully set forth in the specification and pointed out in the claims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a middle vertical transverse section on the line 11 of Fig. 2; Fig. 2 is a front elevation with spokes and rim of pulley and shifting yoke removed, the drive-sh. ft being in section; Fig. 3 is an enlarged middle section on line of Fig. 2 of the operating parts of the clutch, with however, the bearing-roller for the wedge shown in elevation; Fig. i is an inside view of the portion of the split friction ring carrying the parts which cooperate with the wedge; Fig. 5 is a front elevation of the wedge; Fig. 6 is a longitudinal section on the line 6--6 of Fig. 5; Fig. 7 is a top plan of Fig. 5; and Fig. 8 is a sectional view showing the a plication of the device as a shaft-coupling.

The object of my invention is to provide a friction clutch for loose beltpulleys (and other rotatable members) the operating parts of which will in the main be confined within the planes of the opposite faces of the pulley, thereby avoiding dangerous projections while in rotation.

A further object is to provide a clutch composed of a minimum number of parts, one'which takes up a minimum amount of space on the shaft, one permitting of ready adjustment, and one possessing further and other advantages better apparent from a detailed description of the invention which is r as follows Referring to the drawings, and for the present to Figs. 1 to 7 inclusive, S, represents a drive-shaft on which is mounted the loose pulley P, the hub fl whereof preferably extends slightly beyond the planes of the opposite faces of the pulley as shown in order to increase the wearing qualities of both hub ind shaft. Formed with the hub H is a wall or member 1 whose marginal flange or friction rim 2 constitutes the relatively stationary or female member of the clutch mechanism, by which the pulley is rigidly clamped 1 l l l l l l l to the shaft when occasion requires. From the periphery of the wall 1 radiate the spokes 3 to the rim of the pulley. The wall 1, with its friction rim or flange 2, and hub l-l, collectively form an annular housing or chamber within which the majority of the operating parts of the clutch are confined, leaving no projecting parts to strike the operator or machinist who may approach the pulley too closely while the latter is rotating. Keyed to the shaft S, and shouldered against the hub II is the hub portion or bearing 4 of a disk 5 extending contiguous to the wall 1, said disk 5 serving to support the split friction band or ring 6 as the disk rotates in conjunction with the shaft. The support of the ring 6 by the disk 5 is effected as follows: Cast with the disk 5 are a series of posts or pillars 7 projecting at right angles to the outer faces of the disk, the free ends of the posts serving as means of support for the cover plate 8 (provided with a hand hole 0 at a convenient point for a purpose to presently appear) bolted thereto, said plate being provided with formations or lugs 9 shouldering the plate against the posts as shown. Between the inner faces of the lugs 9 and the outer face of the disk 5 play the rib formations 10 cast with the friction ring 6, so that the ring 6 is virtually confined between the disk 5 and the cover plate 8 bolted thereto, and with the edges of the ribs 10 likewise bearing against the outer walls of the posts 7, it follows that shifting of the friction ring 6 is impossible.

Mounted loosely over the bearing 4 of the disk 5, and projecting well into the pulley is a sleeve 11 which may be rcciprocatcd in line of the axis of the shaft S by any well known form of shifting yoke, the terminals of whose arms l2 only are shown herein, the arms being passed over the pins 7.) of the sectional band 7) encircling the annular rib r of the sleeve, although any equivalent connection may be resorted to, as may suit the builder, and as well understood in the art. At the inner end of the sleeve are formed cars or lugs 13 between which is pivotally secured the inner end of a link l-it whose outer end is pivoted between the side walls of a chambered block or wedge 15 whose outer beveled terminal plays between the terminals or ends of the split friction ring 6. In order that the forcing apart 01' separation of these ends may be attended with a minimum amount of fricbetween lobes or cars 23 wedge thus driving the V ably slightly v S" will be coupled, and rotate in unison.

It may be stated in conclusion that the obtion, an anti-friction roller 16 is mounted on I vious purpose of the opening 0 1n the cover a spindle 17 between ears 18, 18 formed on the ring for engaging one of the faces of the plate 8 is to provide ready access to the bevel terminals of the wedge. The wedge 15 wearing plate 21 and its adjusting screw 22. is supported in the rear by the disk 5, at the 1 Having described my invention, what I bases of the lateral guide wings 19 formed on i claim is s v V p the disk, between which wings the wedge 1. In combination with a rotatable shaft, plays. The opposite face of the bevel tera belt-pulley mounted loosely thereon, a disk minal of the wedge lays over the terminal I confined between the terminal boundaries of nose 20 of a plate 21 bolted to the ring 6, the 1 the pulley-rim and provided with a hub opposite end of the plate being provided g with an adjustment screw 22 whose projectthe pulley within the pulley rim and enciring end rests on a lug or bearing 23 cast with cling the disk aforesaid, a series of posts prothe friction ring. The purpose of the plate 1 jecting from one face of the disk, a coveror member 21 is merely to take up wear of plate passed over the shaft. and secured to the parts, the bolt 24 passing through an said elongated opening 6 to allow for the necesface of the cover plate, a split friction ring or sary adjustment of the nose as it wears away, band confined between the disk and cover I plate and provided with ribs engaged at one 1 end by the lugs of the cover plate, and at the opposite end engaging the disk, the inner edges of the ribs bearing against .the outer the ZMljUStIllEIlt being accomplished by giving the screw 22 a turn or two in proper direction to advance the nose-plate toward the I split in the ring 6. The noseplate is guided formed on the ring 6, said ears being somewhat smaller than the mounted on the disk-hub, a wedge guided to cars 18, 18 between which is mounted the reciprocate on the disk to and from the ends roller 16. of the split friction ring, and a link pivotally The operation is of course perfectly obvi- I connected to the wedge and sleeve respecous from the drawings. As the operator i tively.

l i i shifts the sleeve 11 toward the pulley, the 2. I11 combination with a rotatable shaft, link 14 will drive the wedge 15 toward the a belt-pulley mounted loosely thereon, a disk periphery of the pulley, the bevel end of the l confined between the planes of the opposite ends of the friction I faces of the pulley and having a hub keyed I to the shaft, a friction rim formed on the l pulley around the disk, a split friction ring %loosely coupled. to the disk and rotatable ring 6 apart, thereby forcing the periphery of the'ring into frictional engagement with the inner surface of the friction ring 2 or female section of the clutch (the rin 6 constituting the male); and since the dis 5 which carries the ring 6 is keyed to the shaft S and l disk-hub, a wedge mounted to reciprocate on rotates with it, it follows that the moment the disk to and from the ends of the split the frictional contact between the parts 6 and i ring, a link pivotally coupled to the wedge 2 is sufficient, the pulley of which the rim 2 l and sleeve respectively, an anti-friction roller forms a part will rotate with the ring 6, and hence with the shaft. A movement of the the split ring sleeve 11 away from the pulley of course rewedge, and a wearing member or plate setracts the wedge, allowing the ring 6 to spring cured along and bearing against the inner face of the split ring on the opposite side of away from the rim 2 and the pulley again i the wedge and ad ustable-to and from the comes to a sto i It will be seen that all the actuating parts ends of the split ring. are confined in the annular chamber formed 3. In combination with a by the wall 1 and the rim 2, within the planes ring, a wearing plate terminating at the end of the opposite faces of the pulley (or planes adjacent to the split in a suitable nose fortouching the opposite edges of the pulleyi mation, a lug formed on the ring, anadjustrim), and there IS nothing to project to strike ing screw interposed between the lug and the operator. The diameter of the wall 1 of plate and adapted to advance the latter upon I tion rim, a sliding sleeve mounted on the course, may vary but in practice it is preferrotation of the screw in one direction, the plate having an elongated slot formed therein, and a bolt operating in said slot and coupling the plate to the ring.

In testimony whereof I affix in presence of two witnesses.

THEODORE F. PHILIPPII lVi'tnesses:

EMIL STAREK, FANNIE E. WEBER.

in excess of the radius of the pulley rim.

In Fig. 8 I show the device applied as a shaft-coupling. In that case the friction rim or female clutch member 2 is keyed to a separate shaft S, which terminates at the shaft carrying the male clutch-member or friction ring 6. It is obvious that when the i ring 6 engages the rim 2, the shafts S, and p my signature,

keyed to the shaft, a friction rim formed on' edges of the posts aforesaid, a sliding sleeve therewith and disposed interiorly to the fricmounted on one side ofthe separated ends of. for engaging one side ofthe posts, a series of lugs formed on the inner split friction 

